HELP HEN IS DYING

[Eggcessive]

Chickens can swallow a calcium tablet whole. Place it in the back of her throat. Sugar water or electrolytes would be good to offer. If she is overweight, she might be suffering from heat stress or something like fatty liver disease. Get her cooled off. If she seems hot and panting, standing in cool but not freezing water can help. I hope that she gets better, but time will tell.

 

[azygous]

While you're at it, mix the warm sugar water and dissolve a second calcium tablet in it. She needs calcium FAST.

 

[azygous]

If she won't drink the sugar/calcium water, you must syringe it into her esophagus. Like this.

 

[Buffy Brahma Mama]

Did you notice if she was eating or drinking normally prior to this?

I would seperate her in a quiet area around 70 degrees with minimal noise and no fluctuation in temps. Cover a portion of the side of the cage to keep out drafts. Give her the sugar water and the electrolytes if you have them. Gently try to dip the beak, but make sure she swallows . Don't force her or she could aspirate. You can syringe it to her on the side of her mouth, but again make sure she swallows. Perhaps do 1/2cc at a time and make sure she swallows in between.

Feel her crop tonight - what does it feel like?
Look at her vent - is it clean, any runny poop left on the feathers?
Feel her chest, has she lost weight or feel skinny? Lots of feathers can be deceiving and chickens can lose a bunch of weight without us realizing it. They hide illness well, until they are in crisis.

In the morning feel her crop again and check for poop. The crop should be mostly empty. If its not, please report back as it could be an obstruction, or her system may be shutting down and lost motility for some reason.

If she still isnt eating or drinking in the morning, she may need to get subq fluids immediately at the vet. Then they can hopefully do an assessment, perhaps an xray as well.

Good luck, I hope she makes it!

 

[Raysal]

While you're at it, mix the warm sugar water and dissolve a second calcium tablet in it. She needs calcium FAST.

She swallowed the pill but she won't drink the water with sugar

 

[Raysal]

If she won't drink the sugar/calcium water, you must syringe it into her esophagus. Like this. View attachment 2650138

ok thankyou

 

[Buffy Brahma Mama]

Also regarding the calcium they are discussing above, do you know when she last laid an egg and have any of them over been soft shelled, or no-shell that you noticed?

 

[Raysal]

Also regarding the calcium they are discussing above, do you know when she last laid an egg and have any of them over been soft shelled, or no-shell that you noticed?

she layed an egg last week it was fragile yeah the shell wasn't to strong

 

[Buffy Brahma Mama]

ok thankyou

ok thankyou

If you can't syringe it as in the video (its not the easiest thing to do with one person), you can try small amounts on the side of the beak and wait for her to swallow. If she stays awake, do this every 2/3 hrs to keep her going until morning when hopefully you can get her subq fluids.

 

[Buffy Brahma Mama]

she layed an egg last week it was fragile yeah the shell wasn't to strong

Ok great, so hopefully the emergeny calcium will help if it is that. It's hard to know without bloodwork of course. Hoping she makes it!